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11 Jan 2021
Debates go on concerning Front-Of-Pack nutrition labels
The debate about new FOP nutrition labels and the form they should take are evergrowing. In an article published by FoodNavigator, several commentators added more water to the mill...
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15 Dec 2020
Children’s nutrition specialists raise concerns regarding Nutri-Score
Dutch consultancy Voedingsjungle, specialising in children’s nutrition, has criticised front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling schemes with across-the-board algorithms such a...
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14 Dec 2020
European Ombudsman asks Commission to increase transparency in the approval process for pesticides
In a recently published decision, the EU Ombudsman has raised concerns regarding the current procedure for the approval of active substances in pesticides by the Commission. The pr...
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24 Nov 2020
NGOs call for revised ISO International Standard for food products suitable for Vegan consumers
On 24 November 2020, SAFE and 4 of its members sent a joint letter to the ISO TC 34 concerning the draft ISO/DIS 23662 on the definitions and technical criteria for foods and food ...
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20 Nov 2020
#WeValueTrueNatural, a campaign from SAFE to call for a definition of ‘natural’
In the European Green Deal, the Commission presented a strategy aiming at transforming the EU into a resource-efficient and sustainable society by 2050. One of the main initiatives...
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12 Nov 2020
UK proposes to ban all online advertisements of junk food
The UK government has recently introduced a proposal to restrict all online advertisements of food products that are high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS). This measure is a part of t...
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05 Nov 2020
UK health professions call for climate tax on food with high environmental impacts
The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) has recently published a report calling the government to impose a food carbon tax on all food producers by 2025 if they do not ta...
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02 Nov 2020
CSOs call for Withdrawal of the EC proposal for the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy
On 30 October, CSOs wrote to EC President von der Leyen to call on the European Commission to withdraw its proposal on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in order to safeguard th...
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23 Oct 2020
European Parliament rejects ban on ‘veggie burgers’
On Friday 23 October, the European Parliament plenary session rejected AM165 to the Agricultural products’ list within the Common Market Organisation file of the Common Agric...
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21 Oct 2020
Microplastic particles can now be found in human organs
Microplastic and nanoplastic particles can now be observed in human organs thanks to a new technique. Microplastics have polluted the entire planet, yet their potential impact on h...
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20 Oct 2020
Report says supermarkets can help tackle obesity
A trial in English supermarkets on placing unhealthy products differently in supermarkets to tackle obesity has shown some promising results. The one year trial led to increased fr...
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14 Oct 2020
European Commission publishes its chemicals strategy
The EC published its new Chemicals Strategy on the 14th October (read it here). The EU chemicals strategy aims to address the cumulative and combined effects of chemicals, includin...
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